The PowerMole [power monitoring system]

Last year, BC's energy consumption was close to 60,000 Giga Watts and is expected to rise. With some of the highest consumption rates per capita in the world, power conservation is becoming more and more relevant in our society. One of the major challenges in addressing this problem is that most people have no idea how much power their appliances are actually consuming. Typical household meters cannot provide enough information to pinpoint where waste occurs.The PowerMole Distributed Power Monitoring System will provide an accurate summary of daily, monthly, and yearly power consumption, right down to to individual appliances. The system would have minimal setup, be easy to install, and have a simple interface for viewing all energy costs throughout a home or office environment.